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Paris Saint-Germain, the club of Edinson Cavani, above, reported a £165 million-a-year sponsorship contract with the Qatar Tourism AuthorityBen Queenborough/Rex Features

Gabiele Marcotti

Last updated at 6:46PM, April 13 2014

Call it C-Day. As in credibility. Because that’s what’s at stake for Michel
Platini, the Uefa president, and his Financial Fair Play regulations.

The day is drawing nearer when we find out whether FFP is as toothless as its
critics suggest or whether Uefa has the courage to take on those who spend
way beyond their means.

For the past two years, an army of bean counters, lawyers, auditors and
marketing experts — both internal and external — have been running the rule
over the accounts of European clubs to see whether they meet the
much-discussed break-even rule: losses of no more